Clarence, Ontario (1921 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1921, Clarence had a population of 5,307: 2,741 male and 2,566 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,307 total population, 2,741 males in the population, 2,714 males born in Canada, 2,566 females in the population, 2,534 females born in Canada, 19 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,764 persons of French origin, 219 persons of British origin (Irish), 182 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 50 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,916 Roman Catholics, 160 Presbyterians, 127 Baptists, 59 Methodists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON143002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Clarence, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on143002-1921/.